Land of Naad: Visveshwar Nagarajan & Richard X Bennett
Campus Arts Event
Land of Naad: Visveshwar Nagarajan & Richard X Bennett
This concert explores “Naad” (नाद), the Sanskrit word meaning “sound” or “vibration.”
FREE
St. Paul's Chapel
October 01, 2026 | 6:00 pm
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Event Details

“Naad” (नाद) is a Sanskrit word meaning “sound” or “vibration.” In Indian philosophy, it is the primal cosmic vibration that underlies all creation. It is traditionally experienced as both audible sound and inner spiritual resonance. Land of Naad is inspired by this concept. Playing Bennett’s compositions written especially for the virtuoso flutist Nagarajan, the duo seeks to create music that bridges the gap between the material and the unseen world. This performance marks their debut.

Visveshwar Nagarajan, bansuri flute
Richard X Bennett, piano and compositions

About Sacred Music

Sacred Music offers free public concerts at St. Paul’s Chapel located in Columbia University.

While Columbia’s campus remains closed to the public, you can register in advance for each concert, and you will be able to get onto campus for that concert. You must register separately for each concert, and there is a strict deadline: 11am the day before each concert (Please don’t use the same email address to register more than one person).

If you are a student, faculty member, or staff member at Columbia and you can already get onto campus, you don’t need to register.

Location

St. Paul's Chapel

1160 Amsterdam Ave

New York, NY 10027